Disability campaigners are calling for an investigation after
"disturbing" figures revealed 2,380 died within two weeks of Employment Support
Allowance (ESA) claims being stopped, between December 2011 and February
2014.
The Government insisted there is no link between the deaths and a
reduction in benefits payments, but charity Mencap said the numbers appeared
unusually high for people of working age who had so recently been declared
healthy.
Rob Holland, of the charity, described the figures as "tragic" and said
the high mortality rate warranted further investigation. Express.
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